University of Central Missouri Teaching Programs

University of Central Missouri is a public institution situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. Warrensburg is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is University of Central Missouri?

Contact details for UCM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	108 W South Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone:	660-543-4111
Website:	www.ucmo.edu

How Do I Get Into UCM?

You can apply to UCM online at: https://www.ucmo.edu/future-students/apply-to-ucm/

Admission Requirements for UCM

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCM?

The acceptance rate at University of Central Missouri is 71%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

UCM received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Central Missouri?

The overall average net price of UCM is $22,571. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCM, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,508 a year. That adds up to $26,032 over four years for those students.

University of Central Missouri Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,577 undergraduate students at UCM, with 5,626 being full-time and 1,951 being part-time.

There are also 2,953 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,626 full-time undergraduates at UCM, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Central Missouri students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	63
Black or African American	467
Hispanic or Latino	333
White	4,380
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	307

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at University of Central Missouri. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at UCM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of Central Missouri

There are 18 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at UCM. In 2022-2023, 5,150 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCM has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UCM majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Elementary Education	17%
Other Education	30%
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	43%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	7%
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	18%

University of Central Missouri Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	91	123	0	18	232
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	39	35	74
Other Education	0	12	44	0	56
Secondary Education	0	48	0	0	48
Mathematics Education	0	0	13	21	34
General Special Education	0	21	0	6	27
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	1	23	24
Teacher Education	0	0	0	23	23
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	2	19	21
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	19	0	0	19
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	1	16	0	0	17
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	3	11	14
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	14	14
Music Education	0	13	0	0	13
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	4	3	7
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0	7	7
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	7	7
Art Education	0	6	0	0	6
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	6	6
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0	0
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	92	258	106	193	649

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.